how is your experience? if you are experienced, how did you learn to be that way? thank you for your gracious comments
2007-02-23 15:04:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
As a kid I used to "spear" my food with them! I have tried and tried and I simply cannot use them at all! Everytime I tried all the food would fall back onto the plate (great way to diet - takes you 1 year to eat a meal!), would get cramps/spasms in my fingers, felt like I was trying to write with the wrong hand!
2007-02-24 21:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually use chopsticks to eat almost every day. Once I got the hang of them, I found that they were easier to use for certain things. They're also really nice for cooking; I find them easier to maneuver than regular tongs. I just learned to be good at them by being taught by someone else who used them and by using them a lot. Here's a website with pictures for anyone who wants to learn: http://east.portland.ne.jp/~k_tok/life01.htm
(For rice - the rice is first patted down into a ball in the bottom of the plate or bowl. After the rice is formed into a ball, pieces can be broken off and eaten with the chopsticks.)
2007-02-23 15:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are having problems using chopsticks, do what I do: Spear your food with the chopstick. Just jab that stick right into that food. As for rice, you're pretty much on your own. (or buy a spoon)
2007-02-23 15:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Rose♫ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My kin would not regularly do this. =] We eat jointly, yet frequently in the front of the television because we eat late. (frequently round 8:30 because my dad chefs dinner and he receives residing house round 7:30.) notwithstanding, ingesting at a table is awesome because it: Instigates verbal substitute. Creates an in intensity ecosystem for individuals to bond. promises time to celebrate with your household's employer. is between the uncommon circumstances at the same time as all the kin will be jointly. helps human beings savour what households do for an further. helps you study how your household member's days were. Sorry, those are all i ought to arise with. i'm ill, so my mind isn't completely on. =[
2016-12-04 21:07:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TOTALLY YES. Oh so much fun. One time I even learned with my left hand cuz I had tendonitis in my right- my dominant hand! I always thought it was no big deal to use these utensils but then I realized a lot of people around me couldn't- even now, mostly when I go to a local Chinese place, they use forks. I'm in Minnesota. So now I am very proud that I learned. I basically taught myself, I guess. Or maybe someone showed me a trick and then I worked my hand muscles. I don't remember. But... there ya go!
2007-02-23 15:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried SEVERAL times to eat a meal w/chopsticks; several people tried to show me, but I could never catch on.
2007-02-23 15:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love eating with chopsticks! I think it's fun and different. It makes me feel genuine when I go to a Chinese restaurant.
2007-02-23 15:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is tough eating Fried Chicken w/ chopsticks!
2007-02-23 15:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I approached chopsticks with an open mind. I found them to be an inferior way to convey food to one's mouth.
2007-02-23 15:11:56 · answer #9 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm chinese and my hand cramps up when i use chopsticks. i always ask for a fork. haha. just stab your chopstick through the food if you can (like dumplings and such). it makes the process a whole lot easier, especially when you're hungry!
2007-02-23 16:15:39 · answer #10 · answered by peejay 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋